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13. Really big doors

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 03:42 PM

11 hrs ago

to reach the pillars. Maybe people used to be 25 feet tall and a little bigger around than Trump.
IMO Just a poor excuse for having the pillars painted gold.

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White House Hangs Tarps Over North Portico Amid Trump's Construction Blitz [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 12 hrs ago OP

"construction and repairs projects" tanyev 12 hrs ago #1

He's replacing those Ionic columns with Corinthian ones Ritabert 12 hrs ago #2

Gut Medicaid, shut down rural hospitals, run 5M off of the ACA with millions more Bengus81 11 hrs ago #20

His 7th bankruptcy. Ritabert 10 hrs ago #25

They're not his fucking columns. sop 9 hrs ago #29

He has even less status than a renter -- we let him live there for free... William Seger 9 hrs ago #38

Somebody feeling a little...exposed? Buddyzbuddy 12 hrs ago #3

"Door dings?" Alice B. 12 hrs ago #4

Really big doors Progressive dog 11 hrs ago #13

My "freeze and seize his assets" fantasy now includes his having to pay to put all this damage to rights... better yet, Alice B. 11 hrs ago #22

not only your fantasy rampartd 9 hrs ago #37

How is he allowed to do this KT2000 12 hrs ago #5

I would think he's allowed to do normal maintenance, Bayard 12 hrs ago #6

We need laws forbidding White House construction and destruction by any president. Lonestarblue 11 hrs ago #15

Allowed by ..... who? Srkdqltr 12 hrs ago #7

My reaction too! Alice Kramden 12 hrs ago #8

Great. Now we have a Potemkin White House. SeattleVet 11 hrs ago #9

He's going to remove the Ionic capitals (scroll shaped) and replace them with Corinthian style (probably gilded). QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #10

Another problem with Corinthian columns is they accumulate dirt more readily. Ritabert 11 hrs ago #14

Exactly! But they looks so CLASSY and REGAL... like an emperor would have! 🤢🤮 QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #17

Typical. Showy but tacky. Ritabert 10 hrs ago #24

The White House is built in the Neoclassical architectural style. QueerDuck 9 hrs ago #30

Correct. Ritabert 9 hrs ago #32

Totally unnecessary. It makes me sick. underpants 9 hrs ago #39

Agreed. It nauseates me too. QueerDuck 9 hrs ago #40

Will the White House be a murky green when done? sinkingfeeling 11 hrs ago #11

* snort * Talitha 11 hrs ago #12

We are witnessing a break away government!! bluestarone 11 hrs ago #16

Man he loves those tarps doesn't he? FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #18

Tarp futures must be going sky high. Sneederbunk 5 hrs ago #43

WTF? Per the 2nd photo it looks like they took a picture of the facade, blew it up and then printed it on the tarp. chowder66 11 hrs ago #19

that aint cheap. mopinko 9 hrs ago #31

Probably knows a tarp guy as well... EarthFirst 9 hrs ago #35

Dismantling the White House electron_blue 11 hrs ago #21

Just finish the job. The Madcap 10 hrs ago #23

Video here: CoopersDad 10 hrs ago #26

Same question I had for those Patriot Front goons-if you're not ashamed of what you're doing, why the mask? jls4561 10 hrs ago #27

Good point. underpants 9 hrs ago #36

This makes me heart-sick Easterncedar 10 hrs ago #28

It not only makes me heart and soul sick... slightlv 8 hrs ago #42

... SheltieLover 2 hrs ago #46

Piece by piece, without any authorization, Trump is destroying the White House, and no one will stop him. sop 9 hrs ago #33

And once again we need to remember and keep reminding the GOP that this is on their shoulders. Biophilic 9 hrs ago #34

Son of a bitch is gonna tear down OUR columns and replace them with his "corinthian" columns slightlv 8 hrs ago #41

He wants to rename the USA Trumplandia. BigmanPigman 4 hrs ago #44

Ark of the Covenant solved Dear_Prudence 2 hrs ago #45

White House Lawn MissouriDem47 2 hrs ago #47